[fast5] Re: New member, curious, welcomes feedback

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

[fast5] Re: New member, curious, welcomes feedback

BrightAngel wrote:

"I am convinced that each person is an "Experiment of One"."

Sadly, I am inclined to agree. I say sadly because I've been conducting mine for 33 years. What concerns me is that most of my life has been wasted worrying and trying to control my weight. The past 9 years has been particularly taken up with these worries. I'm 51 - when is the experiment going to show me the way to go? When can I start really living my life? I worry that, if I do ever become slim, I will be too old to do much with it!

My whole life is affected by this problem. For example, if I am invited to do anything or go anywhere, my first, instant thought is "Can I do that, at this weight?" In two weeks I am flying to Sweden to speak at a conference. I've checked out the airliner and the seats are 17" wide. My hips are 69" wide. When I accepted the invitation eight months ago, I began to diet rigorously. If I could reduce them to, say, 50" the journey will be much more comfortable for me. And now, here I am, leaving in two weeks, and my hips are still 69". I am absolutely dreading the flight. I feel anxious about it already.

"Every "diet" or "way of eating" is just another way to limit calorie
intake."

It has been proved by experiment that high-fat dieters can eat many more calories than high-carb dieters and lose more weight than them.

"Some, like Fast 5 ... limit calorie intake through the timing of eating."

That is not how I understand Fast 5. I thought the idea was to limit the number of hours high insulin circulates in the body. Am I wrong?

"as a small, older woman, my daily calorie AVERAGE needed to be around 1500 -1800 calories to keep from gaining more weight."

I'm eating between 1600 and 2100 calories a day. My basal resting rate is 2,700 (just to keep me alive, no exercise).

"I wish you success in your Efforts."

Thank you!

Helena